Clinton '˜should not face charges' says FBI

Hillary Clinton during a campaign rally at Cleveland Public Hall

Mr Comey sent the letter on Sunday, just two days before Election Day.

In July, he chastised Mrs Clinton’s use of the private mail server but said that the bureau would not be recommending criminal charges against the Democratic nominee.

The new letter follows one Mr Comey sent late last month in which he said agents would be reviewing newly discovered emails that may be connected to Mrs Clinton.

They were found on the computer of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced congressman and estranged husband of Mrs Clinton’s close aide Huma Abedin.

Tens of millions of Americans are preparing to cast their votes to decide whether Donald  Trump or Mrs Clinton will be the next President of the United States.

The two candidates have fought one of the most contentious political races of all time, with their campaigns dogged by controversies ranging from sexual assault allegations against Mr Trump to FBI probes into Mrs Clinton’s email use.

Polls suggest Democrat Mrs Clinton has a narrow lead ahead of tomorrow’s vote as she aims to become the first woman to take the top job in the White House – nearly 16 years after her husband Bill left the role.

At the age of 70, Republican Mr Trump would be the oldest  person to assume the presidency if he wins, with victory  marking a rapid rise to political power for the billionaire tycoon and former star of The Apprentice in the US.

Since announcing his intention to run for the White House in June 2015, Mr Trump has campaigned under his promise to “Make America Great Again”, but has faced widespread criticism for some of his comments and proposed policies.

He was accused of racism over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering America and his plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border after branding Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals.

The later stages of his campaign were also plunged into turmoil after a 2005 video recording emerged in which he made lewd comments about women.

It prompted senior figures from within his own party to urge him to drop out of the presidential race.

Mrs Clinton, whose latest celebrity endorsement  includes singer Katy Perry, has also faced her own controversy over her use of a private email server for work correspondence while she was US Secretary of State.

While an FBI investigation in July concluded that no criminal charges should be brought, the agency’s director  James Comey announced the case was being reopened  just days before election day after new emails “pertinent” to  the investigation were discovered.

After a frantic final few days campaigning, both Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton will  be in New York on election night, with the Republican billing his planned event at a Hilton hotel as a “victory party”.